Meaning & Definition of Baroque in English
English⟶
Baroque
/bəroʊk/
noun
1. The historic period from about 1600 until 1750 when the baroque style of art, architecture, and music flourished in europe
synonym:
- Baroque,
- Baroque era,
- Baroque period
2. Elaborate and extensive ornamentation in decorative art and architecture that flourished in europe in the 17th century
synonym:
- baroque,
- baroqueness
adjective
1. Having elaborate symmetrical ornamentation
- "The building...frantically baroque"-william dean howells
synonym:
- baroque,
- churrigueresque,
- churrigueresco
2. Of or relating to or characteristic of the elaborately ornamented style of architecture, art, and music popular in europe between 1600 and 1750
synonym:
- baroque,
- Baroque